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MA Program-Courses

Schedule of Course Offerings

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Required and Foundational

﻿Most required courses are offered in just one semester. Some are offered in a second semester (usually in the evening) or during the summer (taking courses in the summer results in additional tuition costs). So, it's important to plan out your course of study to ensure you take the appropriate courses at the appropriate times. Using this chart and the illustrative MA course plans provided, you can map your four semesters at Brandeis IBS.

Course

Fall

Spring

Summer

Credits

1st Module

2nd Module

BUS 224f Launching Your Global Career

X

2

X

ECON 202a Applied International Macroeconomics

X

4

ECON 207a Managerial Economics

X

2

X

ECON 210f Foundations of Statistics

X

X

2

X

X

ECON 211f Foundations of Econometrics

X

2

X

ECON 260a International Trade Policy

X

4

FIN 201a Investments

X

X

4

FIN 202a International Corporate Finance

X

X

4

FIN 212a Accounting and Financial Analysis

X

4

Business Electives in the MA Program

﻿The following charts list all business electives available in the MA program, and when they are normally offered, so that you can plan accordingly. If you would like to discuss course selection and sequencing of your particular courses, you can contact your program advisor at any time. Feel free to also explore the course catalog for the most up-to-date information on classes.

Not all courses are offered each semester, and course availability is subject to change.

Economics Electives in the MA Program

﻿The following charts list all economics electives available in the MA program, and when they are normally offered, so that you can plan accordingly. If you would like to discuss course selection and sequencing of your particular courses, you can contact your program advisor at any time. Feel free to also explore the course catalog for the most up-to-date information on classes.

Course

Fall

Spring

Credits

1st module

2nd module

ECON 122b The Economics of the Middle East

X

4

ECON 135a Industrial Organization

X

4

ECON 141a Economics of Innovation

X

4

ECON 172b Money and Banking

X

4

ECON 175a Introduction to the Economics of Development

X

4

ECON 184b Econometrics (counts as elective if not used for Quantitative Methods requirement)

Not all courses are offered each semester, and course availability is subject to change.

Finance Electives in the MA Program

﻿The following charts list all finance electives available in the MA program and when they are normally offered, so that you can plan accordingly. If you would like to discuss course selection and sequencing of your particular courses, you can contact your program advisor at any time. Feel free to also explore the course catalog for the most up-to-date information on classes.

Course

Fall

Spring

Summer

Credits

1st module

2nd module

FIN 203f International Financial Management

X

2

X

FIN 213a Intermediate Financial Accounting (counts as elective if not used for Accounting requirement)

X

X

4

FIN 214a Managerial Accounting

X

X

4

FIN 216f Financial Statement Analysis

X

X

2

X

FIN 217f Financial Modeling I (counts as elective if not used for Quantitative Methods requirement)

X

X

2

X

X

FIN 218f Financial Modeling II (counts as elective if not used for Quantitative Methods requirement)